Early on when they had reserve teams, it was life or death. Here you had a bunch of young guys that were trying to get into the first team on all three teams. Some of those reserve games were bloody affairs. Sometimes it was good soccer, but it was always hard soccer and it was kill or be killed,” Schmetzer said. “The soccer got a little better at the first team level, but there was always an underlying tone of disdain for each other.
— Rivals Take The Forefront - Seattle Sounders Football Club
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